Proctor Journal

Twins to celebrate 50th season by hosting 50 free youth clinics

Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. – The summer of 2010 marks the 50th year the Minnesota

Twins and the Twins Community Fund have offered free youth baseball and softball

clinics throughout the Upper Midwest. To celebrate the milestone, the Twins

Community Fund will offer 50 free clinics during the summer of 2010.

All Upper Midwest communities are encouraged to apply to host a Play Ball! Minnesota

Clinic. The Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics have always been, and will continue to

be, available to participants and communities free of charge. The Twins Community

Fund staff will provide each host community with a host guide to help them set up and

promote the clinic in their community.

The current clinic format, which focuses on throwing, hitting and fielding, was

developed by Twins Senior Advisor to the General Manager, Terry Ryan and former

Twins executive, Bob Gebhard. Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics are designed to teach

basic fundamentals including hitting, fielding and throwing, while also providing

participants with positive messages about staying in school and away from drugs and

alcohol.

Created in 1961 by longtime Twins scout Angelo Giuliani, the clinic program serves as

a way for the Twins to promote the games of baseball and softball to boys and girls

throughout the region. Since the program’s inception, more than 800,000 youth have

taken part in Twins clinics in the Upper Midwest and Southwest Florida. Funding for

the Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics is provided by the Twins Community Fund.

For more information and the complete 2010 host application, please visit

www.twinsbaseball.com/community.